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Pachystachys spicata

(Ruiz & Pav.) Wassh. (1986)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Pachystachys

cardinal's guard, flamingo flower, jacobinia, plume flower

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 99: 175 (1986)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pachystachys spicata University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Moore Hall In full sun. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 0.7 m tall with 2 scraggly branches; flowers crimson, odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2182 Oahu BISH 1986-03-26
2 Pachystachys spicata Wahiawa Botanical Gardens Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 2.3 m; leaves dark yellow green above; pale light green below. Inflorescence terminal; bracts green, corolla red, stamens yellow. Stems white gland-dotted. Teraoka, W. 380 Oahu BISH 1981-01-07
3 Pachystachys spicata Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Shrub much-branched at base, 2 m tall; corolla scarlet; no fragrance (noon). Lau, J. 1301 Oahu BISH 1985-08-05
4 Pachystachys spicata Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu Cultivated in the living collections. Preserved_Specimen Flowers orange-red. Ihrig, G. 802 Oahu BISH 1992-03-13
5 Pachystachys spicata Koloa, NTBG, Lawai, McBryde Garden Preserved_Specimen 1 m shrub, enflorescence with green bracts, corolla scarlet, filaments deep yellow, no fragrance, 4 pm Lorence, D.H. 9067 Kauai BISH 2003-04-15
6 Pachystachys spicata [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Shrub; leaves light green; flowers bright crimson; bracts green, stamens (2) attached at base of corolla. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1958-04-22
7 Pachystachys spicata Honolulu, Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Flower bracts green, corolla red, pistil orange, filaments orange, anthers red and orange. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1959-08-17
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